Will US FDA Remove Higher Strength Opioids From The Market?

Advisory committee members are divided on whether agency should restrict access to higher dose opioids, but most want option kept on the table.

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A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel expressed conflicting views on whether FDA should act to restrict the use of higher dosage strengths of opioid analgesics. Several argued there is no compelling reason for these concentrations since patients can simply take more lower dose pills. But most members agreed that these dosages should remain available to a subset of patients.

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